# Graduate Council

The Graduate Council provides guidance and direction for Arkansas State University’s graduate programs.

# Committee Overview

The Graduate Council provides guidance and direction for Arkansas State University’s graduate programs. This committee evaluates and recommends:

- Graduate curriculum changes and proposals for new programs
- Policies on graduate admissions, academic standards, and graduation requirements
- Guidelines for graduate faculty status
- Regulations concerning graduate assistantships and stipends

**Membership:**  
The Graduate Council consists of one tenured graduate faculty member from each college with graduate programs. Colleges offering doctoral programs have an additional faculty representative from those programs. Two graduate students appointed by the Graduate Student Council also serve on the committee.

Ex-officio, nonvoting members include the Graduate Dean and the Director of Assessment Services. The Graduate Council reports to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research (VCAAR) through the Dean of the Graduate School.

**Deadlines and Forms:**

- For curriculum proposals, visit [Curriculum Committee Forms](https://kb.astate.edu/books/graduate-council/page/curriculum-forms-a0a)
- For deadlines and meetings, see the [University Curriculum Calendar-26-27](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/2510)

**Approved Curriculum Proposals**

Approved proposals (approved after 2023 and forward) are available via Curriculog.

[Approved Proposal Archive (prior to 2023)](https://arch.astate.edu/asu/)

# Committee Members

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height: 12.5pt;"><td height="17" style="height: 12.5pt;">Brook</td><td>Fluker</td><td align="right">2028</td><td>Sciences/Mathematics</td></tr><tr style="height: 14.25pt;"><td height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;">Melanie</td><td>Wicinski</td><td class="xl75">position</td><td>AVC for Assessment and Accreditation</td></tr><tr style="mso-height-source: userset; height: 12.5pt;"><td height="17" style="height: 12.5pt;">Tiffany</td><td>Keb</td><td class="xl75">position</td><td>Provost</td></tr><tr style="height: 14.25pt;"><td height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr style="height: 14.25pt;"><td height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr style="height: 14.25pt;"><td class="xl76" height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;">Steven\*</td><td class="xl76">Beaupre</td><td class="xl76"> </td><td class="xl76">Graduate School</td></tr><tr style="height: 14.25pt;"><td class="xl76" height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;">Tracy\*</td><td class="xl76">Finch</td><td class="xl76"> </td><td class="xl76">Registrar</td></tr><tr style="height: 14.25pt;"><td height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr style="height: 14.25pt;"><td class="xl76" height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;">Attend meetings due to relevance \*</td><td class="xl76"> </td><td class="xl76"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr style="height: 14.25pt;"><td height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr style="height: 14.25pt;"><td height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;">Jesse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td><td>Blankenship</td><td>Proxy for Tracy Finch</td><td>Registrar</td></tr></tbody></table>

# Curriculum Forms

[Curriculum Forms | A-State Knowledge Base](https://kb.astate.edu/books/undergraduate-curriculum-committee-ucc/page/curriculum-forms)

# Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes are available at the official [Shared Governance archives](https://arch.astate.edu/asu-gcminutes/).

# Graduate Faculty Status

# Graduate Faculty Status Database

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# Graduate Faculty Status Request Form

To apply for Graduate Faculty Status, please complete the form below with signatures and submit to <curriculum@astate.edu>.

[Graduate Faculty Status Request](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/266)

Related Documents:

[University Standard Qualifications for Graduate Faculty Status 3.9.20](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/267)

[Program Exceptions Template for GFS 1.11.19](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/268)

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# Graduate Council - Current Documents

All curricular proposals currently under review can be accessed via Curriculog. To access the Agenda within Curriculog: From the Curriculog home screen, select “Agendas” and then select “Graduate Council Agenda” with the appropriate meeting date.

# Approved Program Specifications

- [Agriculture+(MSA)+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/278)
- [Biological+Sciences+(Dept+of)+-+Graduate+Faculty+Qualification+Standards.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/277)
- [Business+(College+of)+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/276)
- [Communication+Disorders+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines+(updated+October+27+2014).pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/275)
- [Community+College+Education+(SCCE)+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/274)
- [Computer+Science+Grad+Fac+Standards.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/273)
- [Disaster+Preparedness+&amp;+Emergency+Management+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/272)
- [Graduate+Faculty+Qualification+Standards+ELCSE.docx](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/271)
- [Engineering+(College+of)+-+Graduate+Faculty+Qualification+Standards-4-1-16.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/270)
- [English+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/269)
- [Environmental+Sciences+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines-2.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/282)
- [Heritage+Studies+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/281)
- [History+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/280)
- [HPESS+Graduate+Faculty+Qualification+Guidelines-2.20.20.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/279)
- [Mathematics+and+Statistics+Grad+Fac+Standards.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/292)
- [Media+&amp;+Communication+(College+of)+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/291)
- [Molecular+Biosciences+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/290)
- [MSN+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/289)
- [Music+(Dept+of)+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.docx](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/288)
- [Physical\_Therapy\_Grad\_Fac\_Qual\_Guidelines\_Fall-2020.docx](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/287)
- [Psychology+and+Counseling+Department+Graduate+Faculty+Qualification+Standards.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/286)
- [Psychology-School+Psychology+Grad+Fac+Qual+Guidelines.pdf](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/285)
- [Teacher+Education+Graduate+Faculty+Status+Qualifications.docx](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/284)
- [University+Standard+Qualifications+for+Graduate+Faculty+Status+3.9.20.docx](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/283)

# Graduate Council Approved Status

Beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year, curricular proposals approved by the Graduate Council are viewable within Curriculog\*(accessible via MyState).  
  
\*Pending proposals from Spring 2023 that were approved outside of Curriculog are viewable here.

# 23/24 Approved Outside of Curriculog (proposals originally submitted Spring 23)

- [2023G\_EBS29\_APPROVED\_New-Concentration\_MSE-School-Counseling-concentration-General-School-Counseling.docx](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/293)
- [2023G\_LAC01\_APPROVED\_Reconfiguration\_MSMC-Mass-Communication-1.docx](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/294)
- [2023G\_LAC02\_APPROVED\_Program-Deletion\_MSMC-Journalism.docx](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/295)
- [2023G\_LAC03\_APPROVED\_Program-Deletion\_MSMC-Radio-Television.docx](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/296)
- [2023G\_LAC04\_APPROVED\_NC\_MDIA-6253-Audience-Market-Analysis.docx](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/297)
- [2023G\_LAC05\_APPROVED\_CM\_MDIA-6433-Media-Programming-Strategies.docx](https://kb.astate.edu/attachments/298)